# D C Comics' Return to the Silver Age **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722 "2004-12-02T17:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722/21 "2004-12-03T18:21:55Z")
> [@shy guy](#): > > I don’t know if I’d say it’s better than Barry’s (which I think is one of if not the best costume ever), but yeah, Kid Flash had an awesome costume. > > That said, Bart Allen’s Kid Flash costume is an abomination before the lord. Way too busy with its sill ear-things and boots. > > And, as Candid Gamera said, there’s the name thing. I mean _Kid Flash_? I’ve always thought that was an awful name, and it’s no better in 2004. For god’s sake, “Speed Lad” would be better than “Kid Flash”. L’il Flash? Flash jr.? Little Flashy-poo? Flashboy? C. John Run? I.M. Outtahere? That Kid Who, You Know, Runs Really Fast? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722/22 "2004-12-03T18:28:15Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > L’il Flash? Flash jr.? Little Flashy-poo? Flashboy? C. John Run? I.M. Outtahere? That Kid Who, You Know, Runs Really Fast? The Dash? 😉😃 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722/23 "2004-12-03T19:04:08Z")
> [@shy guy](#): > > And, as Candid Gamera said, there’s the name thing. I mean _Kid Flash_? I’ve always thought that was an awful name, and it’s no better in 2004. For god’s sake, “Speed Lad” would be better than “Kid Flash”. You know, I used to have an awful mental block. I always kept trying to call Wally “Speedy”, which was, of course, the name of Ollie’s sidekick. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722/24 "2004-12-03T22:21:46Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > Question about Krypto coming back: > > If he wears his cape, will people not recognize him as Clark’s dog, as used to be the the case long ago? > > Peace. Nah. The glasses will fool everyone. Works every time. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722/25 "2004-12-04T01:08:59Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > You know, I used to have an awful mental block. I always kept trying to call Wally “Speedy”, which was, of course, the name of Ollie’s sidekick. I used to do this too. Speedy is really a lame name for an archer. Granted, Arsenal’s not the greatest, but at least it is appropriate for a weapon-based character. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722/26 "2004-12-04T01:50:15Z")
Actually, given Speedy’s history of unfortunate self-medication, they should’ve called him Dopey instead. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722/27 "2004-12-04T12:35:36Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I used to do this too. Speedy is really a lame name for an archer. Granted, Arsenal’s not the greatest, but at least it is appropriate for a weapon-based character. Perhaps he’s a Footie fan. 😃 Props to all UK Dopers. 😃😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-comics-return-to-the-silver-age/277722.md?page=1)